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Why is water an important 'Metabolite'?
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Hydrolysis reactions need a water molecule to break bond, condensation reaction makes water.
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Why is water a good 'solvent'? |
Water is polar, so their slightly positive and negative ends attract ions so the ions will get totally surrounded by water - dissolves. |
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Why does water have a 'high latent heat of vaporisation'? |
Lots of heat is used to change it from a liquid to a gas. |
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How can water 'buffer' changes in temperature?
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Water takes longer to heat up due to the specific heat capacity in hydrogen bonds. So less heat energy is available to increase water temperature.
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How is water 'cohesive'?
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Due to their polarity. Makes water flow and makes it good for transporting substances.
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